Assault of 14-Year-Old-Boy by Dentention Officer

A Detention Officer from Lansing is on paid leave while on trial for allegedly assaulting a 14-year-old detainee. Surveillance footage shows the altercation, which Officer Gladstone described as just a scare tactic, and not assault.

When I was a prison guard, the joke was always that CO's (guards) were guys that were too crazy to pass the police psychology test, and Juvenile/DYS officers were guys that were too stupid to be CO's. I'd say that's right on the money. This stuff goes on all the time though, this guy fucked up by doing it in front of a camera.

When I was a prison guard, the joke was always that CO's (guards) were guys that were too crazy to pass the police psychology test, and Juvenile/DYS officers were guys that were too stupid to be CO's. I'd say that's right on the money. This stuff goes on all the time though, this guy fucked up by doing it in front of a camera.

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So, that means you are dumber and crazier than most cops. That's unfortunate.

So, that means you are dumber and crazier than most cops. That's unfortunate.

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I became a CO because I dropped out of law school and it paid almost double what I would have made if I had worked as a high school teacher. Notice I said CO's were crazier, not so much dumber, the math, firearm and reading comprehension test is identical you just don't have to go through as strict a psych test and it's easier to get hired in general.

I met a guy at a party that was a prison guard, he told me about a guy he worked with from my home town. Soon as I heard the name I knew there were very low standards to be hired as a guard in MA.

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It's because of the turn over, most people can't take it. You deal with the threat of being beaten, maybe murdered, or bitten by someone with hepatitis or even AIDS every day, not to mention having shit and piss thrown at you. That's why I get mad when people say they are paid too much, worst fucking job I ever had and I earned every penny.

It's because of the turn over, most people can't take it. You deal with the threat of being beaten, maybe murdered, or bitten by someone with hepatitis or even AIDS every day, not to mention having shit and piss thrown at you. That's why I get mad when people say they are paid too much, worst fucking job I ever had and I earned every penny.

Oooofah, that sounds like a bitch of a job. Did you have to do an entire shift angry?

Because my understanding is you can't be friendly with prisoners for one second.

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Believe it or not, doing a shift angry is the worst way to do it. The prison gangs really run the prisons, as a CO you're just there in case a fight breaks out and to make sure they get to their doctor's appointments and the cafeteria (and take a fucking shower, because none of them want to and they stink). My approach was to let the guys running the dorms (basically cell blocks), whoever the top Aryan Brotherhood/Aryan Nation/Muslim Brotherhood/Latin Kings/Whatever guy was know that if they made sure no fighting, drugs, etc. were going down on my shift, I'd turn a blind eye to them tattooing and gambling. So I actually never had much trouble, outside of the inmates who were mentally ill and just didn't give a fuck. The guys who tried to be angry and act like super cops, busting them on every little infraction, usually ended up getting their asses beaten.

It's because of the turn over, most people can't take it. You deal with the threat of being beaten, maybe murdered, or bitten by someone with hepatitis or even AIDS every day, not to mention having shit and piss thrown at you. That's why I get mad when people say they are paid too much, worst fucking job I ever had and I earned every penny.

Believe it or not, doing a shift angry is the worst way to do it. The prison gangs really run the prisons, as a CO you're just there in case a fight breaks out and to make sure they get to their doctor's appointments and the cafeteria (and take a fucking shower, because none of them want to and they stink). My approach was to let the guys running the dorms (basically cell blocks), whoever the top Aryan Brotherhood/Aryan Nation/Muslim Brotherhood/Latin Kings/Whatever guy was know that if they made sure no fighting, drugs, etc. were going down on my shift, I'd turn a blind eye to them tattooing and gambling. So I actually never had much trouble, outside of the inmates who were mentally ill and just didn't give a fuck. The guys who tried to be angry and act like super cops, busting them on every little infraction, usually ended up getting their asses beaten.

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Wow. That is interesting stuff, for sure.

So, everyone wants to know about prison rape. . . . was it a problem where you were CO?

Also, there was a guy Pelican interviewed, a rapper type, who'd done time in prison and Wiggy asked if he had "trouble" while in the can. The guy said something like, "the only guys who have trouble inside are the guys who want trouble."

The way I took that was the guys who got "trouble" in prison were guys who did drugs and didn't pay, got involved in gang politics, etc. What is your opinion on this stuff?